Two recent cases from New York state court came out on opposite ends of the landlord-tenant and landlord-guarantor divides over COVID-19-related commercial lease disputes. On the pro-landlord end of the spectrum, in Mept 757...more
3/30/2021
/ Arrearages ,
Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Guarantors ,
Impossibility ,
Landlords ,
Rent
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained commercial landlord-tenant relationships across the United States. As the courts wade their way through the backlog of lawsuits filed in 2020, there are a growing number of decisions...more
2/26/2021
/ Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Economic Downturn ,
Financial Distress ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Governor Baker ,
Landlords ,
Rent ,
Restaurant Industry